Precipitation in Douglasdale/Glen trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
Midwinter brings lows of about −13.5°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of Canadian towns. The wettest month is June; the driest is January. Frost comes on about 193 days a year, so leave time to clear the car.
1991–2020 normals from ECCC’s Calgary (Airport) location, 19 km north.
A year in Douglasdale/Glen at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What stands out about Douglasdale/Glen’s climate
Compared with Canadian towns, with its place among towns of 2,500+ in Alberta beside it.
What a year in Douglasdale/Glen feels like
Seasons and months as ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals give them: a typical day’s high and low.
Frost on 193 days, 20°C on 87
Frost comes from September to May; in December almost every night freezes. Deep cold, under −20°C, comes on about 22 nights a year.
Frost days by month
Average days at 0°C or below
Days above 20°C by month
Average days
445 mm of precipitation in a typical year
Some 72 days a year see 1 mm of rain or snow or more.
Rain and snow by month
Millimetres
Rain alone by month
Millimetres
About 139 cm of snow a year
From September to May snow is likely; March is the peak, at about 24 cm.
Snowfall by month
Centimetres
Snow on the ground by month
Centimetres at month’s end
Heating a home in Douglasdale/Glen
85% of a year’s heating need falls between October and April. Months averaging under 10°C: October to May.
Think of it as a year’s worth of daily shortfalls below 18°C, added up. By this count, homes here need more heating than 68% of Canadian towns.
Living with Douglasdale/Glen’s climate
What the normals mean for a garden, a day outside and the depth of winter.
From about 21 May to 18 September the garden is usually clear of frost, some 119 days.
Afternoons of 17–27°C and nights of at least 8°C arrive in Jul and Aug.
Parks & trails →Count on some 42 days a year when the wind makes it feel below −20.
The humidex tops 30 on about 9 days a year: muggy days to plan around.
Thirty-year normals hide the storms and the extremes: the hazards page has Douglasdale/Glen’s risks.
Flood & hazards →ECCC’s normals location: Calgary (Airport)
Calgary (Airport) is a composite: ECCC joins 2 stations’ readings to make its 1991–2020 normals.
| Distance from the town | 19 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,099 m |
| Completeness | at least 20 years |
| WMO standard normals | No |
| Coldest reading, 1991–2020 | −39.7°C |
| Hottest reading, 1991–2020 | 36.5°C |
| Average wind | 13.8 km/h on average, most often from the south |
| Next-nearest location | Queenstown, 81 km |
How Douglasdale/Glen compares
Against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, each read from its own normals location; the dots are the other locations those towns use in Alberta.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest places on a normals location of their own: those that share Douglasdale/Glen’s would only repeat its figures. Douglasdale/Glen has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 54–69 km out.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain & snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasdale/Glen Calgary (Airport) | 23.5°C | −13.5°C | 445 mm |
| Wheatland County 54 km · Queenstown | 25.0°C 1.5°C warmer | −13.7°C about the same | 412 mm |
| Stoney 142, 143, 144 64 km · Banff | 22.5°C 1.0°C cooler | −13.5°C about the same | 454 mm |
| Carstairs 68 km · Sundre | 22.8°C 0.7°C cooler | −18.0°C 4.5°C colder | 496 mm |
| Nanton 69 km · Claresholm | 25.2°C 1.7°C warmer | −13.2°C about the same | 428 mm |
Douglasdale/Glen weather by month
Each month’s normals, 1991–2020: high, low, mean, precipitation and snowfall.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain & snow | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1.5°C | −13.5°C | −7.6°C | 10 mm | 17 cm |
| February | 0.1°C | −11.8°C | −5.9°C | 12 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 3.8°C | −8.1°C | −2.2°C | 18 mm | 24 cm |
| April | 10.8°C | −1.9°C | 4.5°C | 30 mm | 23 cm |
| May | 16.4°C | 3.4°C | 9.9°C | 61 mm | 10 cm |
| June | 19.7°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 113 mm | under 1 cm |
| July | 23.5°C | 10.2°C | 16.9°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 23.1°C | 9.2°C | 16.2°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 18.3°C | 4.7°C | 11.5°C | 37 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 11.1°C | −1.3°C | 4.9°C | 17 mm | 12 cm |
| November | 4.1°C | −7.5°C | −1.7°C | 16 mm | 19 cm |
| December | −0.4°C | −12.1°C | −6.3°C | 13 mm | 16 cm |
| Year | 10.8°C | −1.8°C | 4.5°C | 445 mm | 139 cm |
A December here can run from −38.2°C to 19.5°C
Bars run from each month’s record low to its record high over 1991–2020; February is the month whose average wanders most from year to year (±4.1°C around −5.9°C), June the one that wanders least (±1.1°C).
Where Douglasdale/Glen’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Normals: ECCC’s normals for Calgary (Airport), 1991–2020, chosen as the nearest location with a full temperature record.
- Comparisons: Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500, each placed by its nearest location (city totals and reserves excluded).
- Not on this page: sunshine (no 1991–2020 normals exist for it) and any altitude adjustment, since there is no elevation for the town itself.
Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Questions about Douglasdale/Glen’s climate
How warm does Douglasdale/Glen get in summer?
Of all twelve months, July has the warmest afternoons, about 23.5°C.
How cold does Douglasdale/Glen get in winter?
January nights average −13.5°C, the coldest of the year.
How much rain and snow does Douglasdale/Glen get?
Count on roughly 445 mm a year, heaviest in June (113 mm) and lightest in January (10 mm).
How long does snow stay on the ground?
A layer of at least 1 cm stays down on about 93 days a year.
Are these figures for Douglasdale/Glen itself?
Almost: ECCC’s Calgary (Airport) location, which gives these figures, lies a short way outside Douglasdale/Glen.
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · ECCC Data Services End-use Licence Today’s forecast for Douglasdale/Glen →
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).